Dear Friend: Writing a Christmas Card

Student Task

• Show a real or drawn Christmas card. Read it aloud and ask: "Who is it for? Who is it from?"
• Do activities 1 and 2 together, pointing to each part of the model card.
• Children complete activities 3 to 6 with help. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

• Card post office: children post their cards in a class mailbox and deliver them to each other.
• Greeting match: hold up pictures (a tree, fireworks, a present); children say the greeting that fits.
• Kind words bank: collect kind words on a poster (happy, kind, love, friend) for children to copy.

Differentiation

Support: give a card template with Dear and Love already written and a word bank to copy from. Challenge: children add a second wish, for example I hope you get lots of presents and I hope it snows.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check the parts of a card and the greetings (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether children can write their own card with all three parts.

Learning Objectives

• Name the three parts of a card: Dear…, the message and From… or Love…
• Write festive greetings such as Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
• Write a short card for someone special.

Teacher Tips

Some families do not celebrate Christmas. Children can write a New Year card or a winter card for a friend instead; the three parts of the card stay the same.

What's Included

• 6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
• Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
• Student worksheet (6 activities)
• Editable Word version of the worksheet
• Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

• Editable Worksheet (DOCX)
• Answer Key (PDF)

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